UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October, 2021

Commission File Number: 001-15276

 

 

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

 

Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100-Torre Conceicao

CEP 04344-902 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1		ITAÚ UNIBANCO—ITAÚ UNIBANCO SIGNS UP TO THE NET-ZERO COMMITMENT BY 2050

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 27, 2021.

 

 

1

Exhibit 99.1

 

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING S.A. CNPJ 60.872.504/0001-23 A Publicly-Held Company NIRE 35300010230 ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET Itaú Unibanco signs up to the Net-Zero Commitment by 2050 Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (“Itaú Unibanco” or “Company”) informs its stockholders and the market in general of its adherence to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a global agreement led by the United Nations (UN) to mobilize the resources required to create a global net zero emission economy, aligned with the Paris Agreement. The bank’s strategy, which is already carbon neutral for direct emissions (scopes 1 and 2), is to provide actively and customized support for its customers in their own processes of transition to a low-carbon economy, thus reducing its indirect emissions (Scope 3). Drawing on its experience and financing capacity, the bank aims to reduce total emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 50% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050. To this end, in line with its recent announcement to contribute R$400 billion to positive impact sectors and ESG-linked transactions by 2025, Itaú has also established the following action plans: • Validating emissions reduction targets with SBTi (Science Based Target Initiative) contributing to limit the increase in the global average temperature below 1.5ºC; • Reducing the emissions of its own operations; • Supporting climate transition for clients of carbon-intensive sectors; • Creating agribusiness opportunities, such as recovery of pastures, ecological restoration and biofuel production; • Designing products targeted at transitioning customers to decarbonizing the economy; • Encouraging entrepreneurship and support technologies for CO2 reduction and removal; • Investing in forest conservation and restoration projects; • Offering specific products to retail clients, in addition to carrying out awareness-raising campaigns; • Keeping on encouraging voluntary carbon markets (VCM) through proprietary platforms and commitments. NZBA is made up of 59 banks of 29 countries, with approximately US$39 trillion in assets, accounting for 25% of the global banks’ assets, thus showing the importance of the banking industry to the sustainability of the planet. The participation of Itaú Unibanco, Latin-America’s largest private bank, strengthens the leading role of the financial sector in the global environmental agenda and the institution’s engagement with the net zero agenda. São Paulo (State of São Paulo), Octorber 26, 2021. RENATO LULIA JACOB Group Head of Investor Relations and Market Intelligence